Word: ares
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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But with memories of the Iran arms-for-hostages swaps still fresh, American officials too have been careful to reject suggestions that the two nations are conducting anything like hostage negotiations. "You want to do things that are justifiable on their own merits and defensible in terms of U.S. interests...
Yet after he announced his candidacy last February, Dinkins' dignified demeanor struck a chord among New Yorkers who had grown weary of Koch's prickliness and flip remarks. In the Democratic primary in September, 32% of white voters combined with huge majorities of blacks and Hispanics to give Dinkins the...
New York Governor Mario Cuomo observes that what Dinkins does with his victory is "more relevant" than the number of votes that carried him into office. If the new mayor is to justify the hopes invested in him, he will have to display something more than the clubby conciliation that...
Dinkins' campaign manager Bill Lynch insists that the new mayor's consensus- building style will enhance his ability to deal with New York's seemingly intractable problems. Says Lynch: "The image that you have to be a tough guy to be mayor of New York is wrong." Perhaps, but the...
The study, conducted by a group from Harvard Medical School, examined 3,623 elderly residents in East Boston. With a variety of neurological and cognitive tests, including exams of short-term memory and attention span, the team diagnosed "probable" Alzheimer's for 3% of those aged 65 to 74, 19...